Young Bucks Outdoors

Photo: Archer Casey Kaufhold, 13, has set the highest score of any woman in U.S. history at any age, breaking the senior, junior and cadet national records: – Photo Courtesy Rob Kaufhold. At the U.S. National Indoor Championships in Lancaster, Penn., 13-year-old Casey Kaufhold shot the highest score of any woman in U.S. history at any age, breaking the senior, ...

Icy temperature drop—dangerous for people and sea turtles

By Buckmasters Online

Sudden storms are as common during late winter as hopeful thoughts of warm weather and spring. For anyone who spends time outdoors, seasonal transitions such as unexpected temperature drops should be treated with caution, especially during cold water season. In Minnesota, for example, it’s a good time to talk about the dangers of thin ice. “Ice, especially sno...

YBO Critter Tales

The UV light at the end of tunnel could be the answer to end WNS and save bats

By Buckmasters Online

Photo: WNS is evident in this Northern long-eared bat, photographed in January 2013 in LaSalle County, Illinois. – Photo courtesy Steve Taylor, University of Illinois. The fungus behind white-nose syndrome, a disease that has ravaged ... READ MORE

’tis the season to count birds!

By Buckmasters Online

When the first Christmas Bird Count (CBC) was held Christmas Day more than a century ago—118 years ago, in fact— its founder may not have known the occasion would become a holiday tradition appealing to bird watchers for generat... READ MORE

Wild turkeys — true, original Americans

By Buckmasters Online

Benjamin Franklin called the wild turkey “a true original native of America,” and a “bird of courage” because turkeys were known to attack red-coated British grenadiers during the Revolutionary War. Old Ben may have... READ MORE